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Sun, 07 Jun 2020 08:23:19 +0000en-gbGod Created Me, To Do Hard Thingshttps://inheritanceofhope.org/blogs/entry/god-created-me-to-do-hard-things.html
https://inheritanceofhope.org/blogs/entry/god-created-me-to-do-hard-things.htmlRecently, my family and I went on a trip up to our favorite place, Hume Lake. It’s a beautiful lake, in Sequoia National Park, and it’s where Brian and I met as campers one summer, so it holds a special place in our hearts. My middlest -- as she likes to call herself -- Charlotte, really wanted a milkshake. Not just a portion, an entire milkshake to herself. Now, these are HUGE milkshakes. And, we don’t really give our kids sugar, so this was a giant ask. So, like any kind parent would do, I gave her a giant goal, thinking that, surely, she wouldn’t actually complete it.

The giant goal: run the lake without stopping. A few things to keep in mind: we are at 5,500 feet elevation, running the lake is a 5k, and she’s 7. “No problem, Mom. I got it.” That is what she tells me.

]]>heidicharlene@gmail.com (Heidi Benson)Legacy Devotionals BlogMon, 23 Sep 2019 14:48:32 +0000Holy Groundhttps://inheritanceofhope.org/blogs/entry/holy-ground.html
https://inheritanceofhope.org/blogs/entry/holy-ground.htmlOftentimes when we are at a Legacy Retreat, it seems difficult to pinpoint emotions. Have you felt that? Maybe this is your first time serving, and you have all sorts of thoughts swirling around in your head about what to expect. Or, maybe we’ve done this a time or two and yet... we still have expectations of how it will go or how we WANT it to go.

And then there’s the task of going back home trying to recap a retreat... people may say, ”So, how was it?!” And you might struggle to find the words to explain exactly what happens here. “It was SOO good, but SO sad, but SO fun, and SOO heart-wrenching.” And we become caught in these hugely conflicting emotions. How do you pinpoint or even summarize what exactly you’re feeling as we walk with these families ?